DACH
Kapa Ventures backs €2.1m seed round for Mything
Kapa takes a majority stake in the business and CEO Florian Mott takes a minority
Afinum buys Garz & Fricke
Founders Manfred Garz and Matthias Fricke will retain a significant stake and remain co-CEOs
Bain, Cinven yield to Elliott's Stada share price demands
Elliott announced last week that it would not support the Stada bid for less than €74.4 per share
Infracapital sells Alticom to Cellnex Telecom
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Infracapital after a buyout valued at $100m in June 2011
Blackstone-backed AAG buys Klapper Autoteile
Andreas Klapper was the company's sole shareholder prior to the transaction and will remain CEO
Atomico in $90m series-B for Lilium
Chinese investment firm Tencent, LGT and Obvious Ventures also take part in the round
Atlantic Labs backs Cara
Anonymous business angels also participated in the round, which will be used to launch the platform
Beringea leads €5m funding round for Smartassistant
Retailing software platform will undertake international expansion with a particular focus on the US
Rocket Internet sells Plinga to Orangegames
Seventure, PD and Klingel also sell their stakes while Spil Games retains its minority stake
DACH region opening up for PE activity in veterinary space
Local regulations surrounding consolidation in the sector have held back PE investment but EU court rulings could bring opportunities
Equistone buys fashion retailer DefShop
GP secures a majority stake from the founder of the business, who will retain a minority
Capvis makes final exit from VAT Group
Capvis placed the shares with institutional investors through an accelerated book-building
Elliott demands €74.4 per share to support Stada takeover
Hedge fund Elliott Management held a stake of 11.43% in the company as of 28 August
Cherry Ventures in €4m round for Homelike
Existing investor Coparion has also participated in the round, which will fund recruitment
VC firms back €10m seed round for Coya
Angel investors Mato Peric, Rolf Schrömigens, Elvir Omerbegovic and Marco Knauf also invest
BayBG backs German RepRap
BayBG will acquire a minority stake in the company, which remains majority owned by its founders
DBAG hires Robert Schmidt as partner
Schmidt will provide support to the DBAG investment team in selecting and reviewing investments
Waterland holds €2bn final close
Dutch buyout private equity firm closes its seventh fund two months after launching in July 2017
HTGF leads seed round for DeviceTrust
Deal for software developer is the fifth German investment made by the VC in August 2017
EQT Ventures leads €3m seed round for Home
EQT Ventures has invested around 90% of its Europe-focused maiden fund to date
HTGF backs WhatsBroadcast in €5m series-A
Investors include Müller Medien, Media + More Ventures, Wessel Management and minority shareholders
Bain and Cinven nearing deal completion for Stada
Five members of Stada's supervisory board have resigned as a result, stating their task is complete
B-to-V leads €6.5m series-A for Seven Senders
Reno Kohler, founder of Internetstores, also participated in the round alongside existing investors
Sun European's Bösenberg joins Quadriga
Bösenberg left Sun European Partners in late June, triggering the closure of the GP's Frankfurt office